The Things They Carried By Tim O 'Brien
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The Wick Poetry Center, Kent State University's outreach center for poetry, has collected over sixty paintings painted by Vietnamese children. This artwork has been on display at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. I have collected some of my favorite pieces to share. Click on any painting to go to the link where you can see both paintings on war and peace.
Click here for a unit designed for use in the high school language arts classroom provided from the Wick Poetry Center.
Lesson on what soldiers today in Iraq are 'carrying' via Time Magazine
Multi-Modal Lesson Plan!
Here is a lesson plan for eighth grade students designed to independently gain an understanding and formulate opinions on topics such as:
bravery, truth, effects of war, and symbolism. This lesson includes reading, writing, listening, and media literacy standards. Prereading Activities The Things they Carried and The Vietnam War
By Tim O 'Brien
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Lessons
The Wick Poetry Center, Kent State University's outreach center for poetry, has collected over sixty paintings painted by Vietnamese children. This artwork has been on display at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. I have collected some of my favorite pieces to share. Click on any painting to go to the link where you can see both paintings on war and peace.
Click here for a unit designed for use in the high school language arts classroom provided from the Wick Poetry Center.
Worth Its Weight: Letter Writing with "The Things They Carried"
From "The Big Read" This is a suggested teaching schedule for a 10 day class study of Tim O' Brien's The Things They Carried.
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Lesson on what soldiers today in Iraq are 'carrying' via Time Magazine
Multi-Modal Lesson Plan!
Here is a lesson plan for eighth grade students designed to independently gain an understanding and formulate opinions on topics such as:
bravery, truth, effects of war, and symbolism. This lesson includes reading, writing, listening, and media literacy standards.
Prereading Activities The Things they Carried and The Vietnam War
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Discussion Questions and Plans for The Things they Carried
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Tim O 'Brien and The Things They Carried
Tim O 'Brien speaking about writing for the Vietnam War